nickel creek in asheville!

it’s been almost 2 weeks since my love and i got to share a super, great, amazing evening. i’ve been…

a pilgrimage down into the deep

the fabulous paige at for the love of wanderlust went to europe a few weeks back. she asked me if…

10 things only people from asheville understand.

i found a super fun blog post on Facebook the other day that i knew i needed to reblog. but,…

sensory overload. part 11. (or, i love being a tour guide!)

there are a few main factors contributing to why i have a ton of photos this week. and, i have…

40 days in a cathedral: week two

“we cannot become what we want to be remaining what we are.” – max depree lent is the time for…

sensory overload. part 10.

hi folks! i don’t have much time to write today, so i’ll be brief. the past week was quite fantastic…

hank bought a bus

now that i’m living in the usa again, i’m all about road trips. and camping. and the wild west. you…

a day trip to cherokee reservation & bryson city

last saturday was gorgeous. and you know what that means… road trip!! there is nothing like packing a few snacks…

sensory overload. part 8.

hi everyone! happy monday! we’ve gone from from snow to spring since last week’s sensory overload. that’s right, this past…

where is paradise to you?

“wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where i am.” – voltaire it’s no secret that i love to travel….

wednesday wisdom: a la paige (for the love of wanderlust).

i have this friend who loves to travel. she also loves to blog about her travels (find her blog here)….

a road trip down memory lane

aren’t there days that you are feeling nostalgic and just want to wander down memory lane? i have those days…

disney world: animal kingdom!

it’s safari time! and finally the weather was not chilly or cold. in fact, we even took off our jackets…

disney world: hollywood studios!

i love movies and tv, so hollywood studios is always an exciting part of the disney world experience for me….

disney world: incredible, imaginative epcot!

day two of our week-long disney world party continued at the amazing world of epcot – a place of imagination,…

disney world: the magic kingdom!

on our first day, we were so excited there was no trouble getting up early and getting going. so much…

disney world: our home away from home.

it’s time! i’m ready to start releasing and sharing photos from our trip to disney world last week. i can’t…

hi there, friends.

it’s sunday, and we’re back in the mountains of north carolina after a week in not-so-sunny, but not-so bad-weather-either, florida….

a little new year’s wrap-up.

i had so much fun on new year’s eve that i just can’t stop looking at all of the photos…

what are you doing new year’s eve?

well, that’s a wrap. the last day of 2013 is upon is, and i don’t know about you, but i…

a hometown tourist at the biltmore estate.

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –  Marcel Proust on monday,…

sensory (super)overload. part 4.

there has been some serious sensory overload during the past week. from a 9 hour road trip in pouring rain…

sensory overload. part 2.

friends, we are only about one week out from thanksgiving!! woo hoo! i know that there are quiet a few…

making it. state by state.

you know, i’m lucky. in many, many different ways. but, today i am thinking about the joys and adventures i…

you said the wait for a table was how long?

sunday morning i got a text from my brother: “do y’all have plans today? wanna do a late lunch… maybe…

time for a little homecomin’, y’all.

the theme for this year’s north carolina state fair was “a north carolina homecoming!”… totally appropriate for me, since it…

the day i decided to just go for it.

it’s my brother’s fault. he got all inspiring on me last week and mentioned why didn’t i just look for…

i’m all into hemingway right now.

my weekend was everything i hoped it would be. it started off with dinner on the balcony as the sun…

things i love about these september days.

you know, september is my favorite month because there’s a lot to love about it. it’s got a little bit…

the day the universe gave freely.

well i had no idea that my blog post from yesterday would be a self-fulfilling prophecy. but, whoa, was it…

i just needed to stop for a moment & take it all in.

it’s like the hands on the clock are just spinning around, and the days on the calendar are just being…